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Omar Rashid

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ASI Says Sambhal Mosque in 'Good Condition', Doesn't Need Fresh Paint; Photos Show Otherwise

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A Tribal Couple in Jharkhand Defied a Village Diktat – and Paid With a Six-Year Legal Struggle

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Sambhal: HC Seeks ASI Report to Take Decision on Shahi Jama Masjid Repair Work Ahead of Ramzan

27.02.2025 2

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Slurs, Beatings, Thievery, Threats: How Dominant Caste Men Disrupted Dalit Weddings in UP

24.02.2025 7

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Maha Crime Mela: Theft, Snatching and Digital Fraud at Kumbh

23.02.2025 10

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'People Said 'Don't Do Post-Mortem'': Yogi Addresses Maha Kumbh Stampedes at UP Assembly

20.02.2025 5

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UP Legislators Can Now Speak in Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Bundelkhandi, Braj. Why Not Urdu, Asks Opposition

18.02.2025 7

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Seven Years, a Conviction and an Acquittal: How 3 Tribal Men Fought False Conversion Charges in MP

17.02.2025 20

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Nishad Party Worker Accuses UP Minister of Harassment, Dies by ‘Suicide'

17.02.2025 50

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The Story Behind Adityanath’s ‘Nawab Brand Crime’ Charge Against Samajwadi Party

14.02.2025 10

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Ram Mandir Head Priest Who Opposed Hindutva Politics Over Ram, Dies

12.02.2025 6

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Is 2025 Maha Kumbh Really a 'Rare' Event Held After 144 Years?

11.02.2025 10

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BJP Wins Milkipur in Ayodhya by a Record Margin as Opposition Accuses Govt of Electoral Manipulation

08.02.2025 3

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'EC is Dead': Amid Rise in Voter Turnout, Akhilesh Yadav Alleges Bogus Voting in Milkipur Bypoll

06.02.2025 5

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Milkipur Bypoll: Awadhesh Prasad's Assertion of Dalit Identity Provides Opposition Momentum

04.02.2025 4

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Ahead of Milkipur Bypoll, Dalit Woman's Murder Pushes Adityanath on the Backfoot in Ayodhya

03.02.2025 10

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The Political Weight of the Kumbh Stampede Will Weigh Heavy on Yogi – Especially in Poll Season

31.01.2025 10

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An Ambedkar Statue and a Temple: Why the UP Police was Attacked in an Aligarh Village

29.01.2025 5

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Amidst Hate Speech Avalanche, 'Sanatan Board' Gets Nod at Maha Kumbh Dharma Sansad

28.01.2025 30

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‘Don’t Confine Sanatan Dharma to Boards’ Says Yogi as VHP, Akhara Parishad at Odds

26.01.2025 9

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Keralite Couple in UP Get 5 Years in Jail for 'Converting' Dalit Villagers to Christianity

24.01.2025 5

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Four Dead in UP Police's Shamli 'Encounter': Here's What Cops Say Happened

22.01.2025 6

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Milkipur Bypoll: SP Alleges Ayodhya Police Lodging False Cases Against its Members, Writes to EC

20.01.2025 5

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How an Aspiring Civil Judge's 'Low' Scores in a UP Judicial Exam Led to an Unveiling of Irregularities

20.01.2025 20

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Adivasi Man Acquitted in False Conversion Case Says His Relatives Were Coerced to File Complaint

16.01.2025 7

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In MP's Tribal Belt, 'Personal Grudge' Between a Preacher and a Driver Led to False Conversion Case

13.01.2025 20

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‘Don’t Call Disputed Structures ‘Mosques’, Muslims Should Hand Over Sambhal Masjid to Hindus’: Adityanath

11.01.2025 6

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A Birthday Party, a Legal Battle and an Acquittal: The Story of a False Conversion Case

10.01.2025 10

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After He Was Re-Arrested in Same 'Naxal Links' Case, UP Translator Gets Bail Again

09.01.2025 10

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Allahabad High Court Stays Proceedings in Sambhal Mosque Case Till February 25

New Delhi: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday (January 8) stayed the trial court proceedings in the Sambhal Jama Masjid matter till February 25....

08.01.2025 7

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How the False Conversion Case Against This Dalit Labourer Fell Apart

This is the second article in a series of reports on people who won their legal battles after being falsely charged under the anti-conversion laws...

08.01.2025 10

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A Dalit Mechanic in UP Spent 15 Months Fighting a False ‘Conversion’ FIR – and Won

This is the first article in a series of reports on people who won their legal battles after being falsely charged under the anti-conversion laws...

06.01.2025 9

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Uttar Pradesh: Former DM, Police Among 26 Booked for Illegally Demolishing Journalist's House

New Delhi: Less than two months after the Supreme Court ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to fix accountability of individual officials for...

02.01.2025 30

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Allahabad HC Bench Split Over Attempt to Murder Case Against Rebel SP MLA Abhay Singh

New Delhi: Abhay Singh, a Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA who turned rebel earlier this year and started supporting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party...

24.12.2024 5

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Uttar Pradesh Police Recruits Social Media Influencers, Students as 'Digital Warriors'

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh police is enlisting social media ‘influencers’ and college students as “digital warriors” to publicise its work...

23.12.2024 6

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Sambhal: ASI Surveys Temple Revived by Uttar Pradesh Administration in a Muslim Locality

New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials on Friday (December 20) have conducted a survey of a small temple in a Muslim...

21.12.2024 3

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‘Nothing Provocative About Jai Shree Ram’: Adityanath Shifts Blame in Sambhal, Bahraich Violence

New Delhi: Denials, diversionary tactics and divisiveness – these three themes come to mind if we disassemble Uttar Pradesh chief minister...

20.12.2024 4

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'Reminiscent of the British Raj,' Says Congress After Death of Two Workers During in UP, Assam Protests

New Delhi: Two Congress workers died in alleged police action in two separate incidents during protests in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Uttar...

19.12.2024 7

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'Narrative Should Include...': Yogi Govt Sends Editors 70 'Suggested Topics' on Maha Kumbh Mela

New Delhi: Story idea no. 54: “Mahakumbh: How Preparations Were Made for the Biggest Event on Earth”. Storyline: The preparations for Mahakumbh...

17.12.2024 6

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Sambhal: Officials Revived Dormant Temple in Muslim Area; Hindu Locals Refute 'Encroachment' Theory

New Delhi: They have finally discovered an old temple in Sambhal. But it was not found under the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid or any other mosque...

16.12.2024 20

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Adityanath Defends Justice Yadav's Majoritarian and Communal Remarks, Says Judge Spoke the Truth

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath has come out in defence of Allahabad high court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav for his controversial...

15.12.2024 6

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‘Things Wouldn't Have Gone This Far if Chandrachud-led SC Denied Gyanvapi Survey’: Mosque Caretaker

New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s decision to halt proceedings in suits seeking control over religious places has been welcomed by Muslim bodies and...

14.12.2024 6

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'Ignored for 19 Months': 7 BJP Kuki MLAs Protest Against Union and State Govts' Neglect of Manipur

New Delhi: Members of the Manipur legislative assembly belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party organised a sit-in protest at the Jantar Mantar in...

12.12.2024 7

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Now, One of India's Oldest Mosques, Atala Masjid, Is on the Hindutva Survey Radar

New Delhi: The Atala Masjid – a 14th-century mosque located in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur – is among the oldest places of Islamic worship...

12.12.2024 8

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Married Women Living With Families Biggest Victims of Witch-Hunting: Bihar Survey

New Delhi: The majority of women who face witchcraft-related violence are married and living in joint families, according to a recent survey in...

11.12.2024 3

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Uttar Pradesh Administration Demolishes Part of 185-Year-Old Mosque

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh administration on December 10 demolished a portion of a 185-year-old mosque in Fatehpur claiming that the “illegal...

11.12.2024 3

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Judge's Speech at VHP Event: MP Plans Impeachment Motion in House, Several Bodies Write to CJI

New Delhi: There have been widespread demands calling for the dismissal of Allahabad high court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav after he delivered a...

10.12.2024 5

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'Kathmulla', 'Wishes of Majority' and Everything Else HC Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav Said at a VHP Event

New Delhi:  Addressing an event organised by the Hindutva extremist group Vishva Hindu Parishad, a sitting judge of the Allahabad high court,...

09.12.2024 4

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Sitting Allahabad HC Judge Delivers Speech on Uniform Civil Code at Vishva Hindu Parishad Event

New Delhi: Two sitting judges of the Allahabad high court on Sunday (December 8) were part of an event organised by Hindutva outfit Vishva Hindu...

08.12.2024 4

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Uttar Pradesh Police Fires Up 'Pakistan' Link Behind the Sambhal Violence

New Delhi: What is Pakistan’s connection with the violence in Sambhal? With this far-fetched postulation, several media groups went on an overdrive...

04.12.2024 3

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